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  • African Entrepreneurship Digest (November Edition):

    Nana Amoako-Anin

    Nana Amoako-Anin is the Founder of Bliss Yoga Accra, one of the few full-service yoga studios credited with popularising yoga in Ghana.

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  • Melissa Bime

    Melissa Bime

    Melissa Bime is the founder of Infiuss — an online blood bank Bime started in December 2017. In the year since its launch, Infiuss’ motorbikes have delivered more than 2,300 bags of blood to patients at 23 hospitals in Yaoundé and Douala. Before Infiuss, access to blood was a dilemma for both physicians and patients …

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  • Adebimpe Oni

    Adebimpe Oni is the founder of D’Rose recycling, an eco-friendly company that upcycles solid waste like old tyres, bottles, plastics into recycled furniture suitable for homes, offices, playgrounds, studios, etc. Adebimpe Oni’s company seeks to address the challenge posed by the tons of plastics and tyres which end up in the ocean on a yearly basis …

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  • Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola

    Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola

    Bilikiss is the founder of Wecyclers, a for-profit social enterprise that collects recyclable rubbish from households in Lagos. Once the rubbish is sorted, her company sends SMS messages back to the household, informing them of how many points they have earned for trading in the rubbish. Her solution is a rewards-for-recycling model that incentivizes people …

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    Kgabiso Olerato Natale

    In 2019, Kgabiso Natale decided to start App A Cab, a taxi business that she wanted to operate similarly to Uber. The biggest difference is that bookings would be made on WhatsApp, with the intent to be a lot more convenient for customers to simply book a ride.

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    Leka Ntakhwana

    Leka Ntakhwana is a Botswana entrepreneur who started the Construction company L A Camp Industries to provide a balanced property portfolio with a view to promoting the acquisition of shares in property by purchase and development to create wealth. Leka was sponsored by the AFDB in 2019.

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  • Kefilwe Makhaya

    Botswana entrepreneur Kefilwe Makhaya started Kids Kare, a babysitting agency with top-notch child care services. The business uses a kid-centred approach by providing children with a secure environment, ensuring their well-being, imparting knowledge and skills as well as upholding their rights while solving the problem of working parents.

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    Marea Aaron

    Marea Aaron started a decor business, LMA Events, with her sister Lebogang Aaron. Marea was sponsored by the AFDB in 2019.

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    Omphemetse Thapelo

    Omphemetse k Thapelo is an entrepreneur from Botswana who started MmaThapelo’bed n breakfast, a bed n breakfast in Moremi village where tourists flock the small village to view its Gorge, offering accommodation and promoting Setswana cuisine. She is a business owner with a vision to put her country on the map and help other youths …

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  • Gaone Ditsele

    Gaone Ditsele’s business Green Packaging is centred around the production of biodegradable plastic bags and bottles. Gaone’s business works to eliminate problems of land pollution, and minimise waste volume at landfills to ensure they not fatal to animal life.

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